Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

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| player, recently lost 81 600 worth of jew
slry through burglary. But tnat is a
mere trihe for base ball artist.
| The divorce trial of Ex-Governor Gil
| pin, of Colorado, against his wife, on the
charge of cruelty, has resulted IN the
granting of the divorce.
The peach problem is as uncertain as
ever. The Information is as conflicting
as it might be if Jay Gould were "opera-
ting" the market. The only safe way is
to eat peaches whenever you can get
them.
THE proprietors of the great hop fields
of New York are jubilant this year over
great prospective crop. The insects
which have well nigh destroyed the crop
for the past two years have not appeared.
Miss FKEEMAN, President of Wellesley
College, says she knows personally every
one of the GOO young ladies in the college,
and loves them all. Miss freeman must
have heart as big as bushel basket.
The Emperor of China will doubtless
be glad to learn that a wife has been Sc
lected for him, and that he is soon to be
married. This is a much easier way than
having to hunt round and pick out girl
oneself.
DIR. JOHN HALL, of New York, gets a
salary of $4,000 year from his church
and $4,000 more from the newspapers
and magazines for which he writes. He
is one of the few preachers who do not
have to envy the base ball players.
The Union Labor party of New York
State has issued a cali requesting mem
bers throughout the State to elect dele
gates July 20 to meet in convention at
Rochester August 10 to nominate candi-
dates for State officers to be voted ~or at
the next election.
AMERICAN education, like other things
American, is progressing. The gradual
ing classes of the colleges have been
larger than usual this year; the applica-
tions are larger still, and number of
institutions have received very rich en-
dowments during the past year.
The condition of growing cotton in the
Memphis district has been greatly impro-
we'd by recent rains, and the prospects
are now largely favorable. There will be
an average crop of corn in the district,
which embraces western Tennessee,
northern Mississippi, northern Arkansas,
and northern Alabama.
PATTI is described by Mexican news
paper as being "as brown as a nut, as
cherry as biId as livey as a cricket, and
as full of melody as any tirst-class angel
on either side of the liEe." Patti should
not forget the Mexicans when she makes
her next seasons farewell tour.
Or course Ir. Jacob Sharp is sick. The
verdicts in boodler trials are notoriousIy
unhealthy this season of the year. Sew
eral of the Chicago brotherhood are
feeling touch of malaria, and are look
ing for physician who will prescribe
Canadian air, in spite of the fact that
they have joined Chicago's great Cant
getaway club"
W. X. VANDERBILT is having great diff
ficulty in shipping crew for his yacht
Alva. Thirtyfive tars have left him, after
signing, in two weeks on account of the
poor food furnished. These sailors are
very inconsiderate in not giving Mr..
Vanderbilt chance to raise money for
another barrel of flour.
The Hartford (Ct) Currant, the oldest
newspaper in America, and one of the
most conservative, has just discarded the
old "blanket-sheet" form and come out in
eight pages. The Albany IN. W Evening
Journal recently made similar change.
The Boston Traveller and the New York
Evening Post still hold out, but must
eventually succumb to the current of
progress.
FoUR sloops- -of-war are in port at Bos
ton under orders to proceed to the Dom
inion fishing grounds, where they will
remain during the season for the protec-
tion of Yankee fishermen against "im-
positions" by the Canadian authorities.
The American fishermen appear to be ac-
ting with great ciroumspection this year.
1t is said that they have not as yet ven
tured within the three mile limit.
The American Tariff League yesterday
awarded its prizes to college students
FOR essays on the benefits of protec
tive tariff. There were forty ght com
petitors, representing eighteen States
and thirty nine colleges. Pennsylvania
secured the first prize, but the fact that
Michigan and Minnesota took the sec
ond and third is proof that intelligent
study of tariff doctrines is not limited to
New England or the East.
"" W" bhNAihh, VI dEcohSr
has just passed away from the effect of
gunshot wound received in skirmish
near Highbridge, near Richmond, Va,
April 6, 1865. He belonged to the Fifty
third Pennsylvania regiment, Second
corps. A pest-mortem examination was
held and disclosed the fact that the ball
had passed through the second rib on the
left side, cut groove out OF one side of
the heart. thence through the left lung,
and lodged near the vertebra, where it be-
cane encysted and remained uRtil now,
Dentler having carried it over twenty-five
years.
THE town of Clarendon, Pc, wa. almost
swept out of existence Monday night, by
fire resulting from fireworks. Over 100
business houses and dwellings were burn
ed. One man is known to have persisted,
and it is feared many lives were lost.
Clarendon is in the oil region and num-
Der of tanks were burned setting fire the
oil which filled the valley with \ flowing
stream of fire. The people fed psnic